£3.6 million to improve fire service mobilization
A £1.8 MILLION grant from the government will let the Northants Fire control room pin point the nearest crew to a particular fire. The grant will pay for new communication systems and allow closer...
View ArticleCharity pair find themselves up the creek without a canoe
A PAIR of local men found themselves up the creek without a canoe on Saturday.Kieran Jones from Leckhampstead and Mark Hatfield from Maids Moreton, posed with their paddles to tell people about the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: John Carter
“When I saw you, I believed it was a sign... that something new can come into this world.”What do you get if you cross Star Wars, Flash Gordon and Avatar? Well, John Carter would be one answer and it’s...
View ArticleBuckingham artist to host first exhibition in Brackley
BUCKINGHAM artist Martin Ford is pictured above standing at the view point from which he painted St James Lake in Brackley. Mr Ford, who is a regular contributor to the Advertiser’s short story section...
View Article‘When is a hedge not a hedge?’ residents ask
WHEN is a hedge not a hedge?Residents of Horn Street, Winslow, are furious over what they see as the wanton destruction of a beautiful footpath.Overhanging trees on both sides had grown up over the...
View ArticleEntertaining stand-off between screen icons
ON Wednesday, March 14, and Friday, March 16, the offering at Buckingham’s The Film Place is the very entertaining My Week With Marilyn.In 1996 Marilyn Monroe came to England to make a film at Pinewood...
View ArticleVillage holds second local market
ST Mary’s Church, Padbury, is holding its second Saturday Fairtrade and local market on Saturday, March 31, from 10am to noon, following the popularity of the first market in January.There will be new...
View ArticleLocal bands at St George’s Day party
FOUR local bands will be playing at a fundraising St George’s Day party at Buckingham Community Centre on Saturday, April 21.Tickets are on sale now for the party, from 7.30pm to 2am, organised by Tony...
View ArticleSearch for royal rhymers to take part in Bicester event
PATRIOTIC poets are invited to take part in an open mic night at Cole’s Books in Bicester next Friday as part of a competition for the Queen’s jubilee celebrations.Cole’s Books and Bicester MP Tony...
View ArticleStowe revamp revealed in talk
BICESTER: National Trust archaeologist Gary Marshall will give a talk entitled The Archaeology and Restoration of Stowe Landscape Gardens at Bicester Local History Society’s meeting on Monday, March...
View ArticleTRAVEL: The delights of deepest Devon
Hunkering down in Devon, as the weather takes a turn for the worst, Jeremy Gates discovers the best ways to keep warm on a British mini-break.It was the first time I had ever sat in an outdoor hot tub,...
View ArticleA water feature with a difference for Buckingham?
BUCKINGHAM will be getting a water feature with a difference, if plans by Buckingham Canal society get the go-ahead.In a proposal that would change the local landscape, the society has applied for...
View ArticleFind out about parenting course
PARENTS interested in attending a free parenting course next month in Buckingham can attend an information coffee morning on Tuesday, March 20, at the Swan Community Hub, in the former Toc H building,...
View ArticleBuns on sale at Easter bazaar
WINSLOW: The Friends of Winslow Health Centre and Norden House Surgery are holding an Easter Bazaar in Winslow’s St Laurence Room on Saturday, March 31.There will be a cake stall, book stall, Jamie...
View ArticleFarmers urged to share resources after drought warning
FARMS are being urged to share water after drought measures were announced across the Advertiser and Review region this week.Seven water companies, including Anglian Water and Thames Water, will bring...
View ArticleSport Relief at Claydon House
SPORT RELIEF: The Winslow Countrysiders YFC are inviting people to do their Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile alongside the lake in the beautiful grounds of Claydon House estate on Sunday, March 25.You can...
View ArticleLast chance to attend talk on medical dogs
WINSLOW: A few tickets have become available for the Medical Detection Dog Evening tomorrow, Saturday, at Winslow’s Unique Pet Boutique, due to last-minute cancellations.Local dog trainer Nick Honor,...
View ArticleJewellery stolen from Kings Road
A LARGE amount of jewellery was among the items stolen from a home in Kings Road in Bicester last week.Thames Valley Police said burglars forced open a rear kitchen window at some time between 4.40pm...
View Article£100,000 boost for north Oxon high streets
HIGH streets in the Bicester and Banbury area have had a £100,000 boost following a national review by retail guru Mary Portas.Cherwell District Council (CDC) is one of 100 local authorities chosen to...
View ArticleBeerhounds go the extra mile for needy animals
BICESTER’S Beerhounds Motorcycle Club delivered more than £700 worth of supplies to the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary on their second annual pet food run on Saturday, March 24.Last year’s run to the...
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